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“When discussing overall impacts on employment, it is important not to overlook the new technologies and industries that can be driven by pollution control standards.”

Important Technology Industry Standards Impact Driven Employment Pollution Discussing New Technology Pollution Control

Author:Gina McCarthy

“I don’t really like the Hollywood blockbuster bandwagon that exists right now. The industry and the advent of all the technology, has kind of lost its way. It’s become very franchise driven and superhero driven.”

Way Kind Lost Technology Industry Right Now Hollywood Driven Superhero Advent Blockbuster Bandwagon

Author:Peter Jackson

“The crash of 2008 was driven in no small part by unfair practices in the mortgage industry which led to many consumers being trapped in loans they didn't understand and couldn't afford.”

Practice Industry Becoming Driven Consumers Trapped Crash Unfair Loan Mortgage Small Parts

Author:Al Franken

“With all due respect, many in the entertainment industry are deep into mind-altering substance abuse, and when one's logic and intellectual calculating powers are replaced with dopey feel-good, fantasy-driven denial, the democratic party serves them well.”

“From its founding, [Nevada] has always struggled to belong. It has had a series of masters--the mining industry, the railroads, the federal government, and now gaming and tourism--that have driven the state's economy and compelled its direction.”

States Government Economy Masters Industry Series Driven Federal Government Founding Compelled Tourism Railroads Gaming Mining Nevada

Book:The Making of Modern Nevada

Source: The Making of Modern Nevada

“This is what happens when the discourse of publishing, defined and driven by spoken and written language, is talked about in exactly the same vocabulary and syntax as any widgetmaking industry. Books are reformulated as 'product' - like screwdrivers or flea-bombs or soap - and the majority of writers are perceived as typists with bad attitudes.”

Book Happens Language Attitude Written Products Industry Majority Driven Defined Bombs Publishing Discourse Vocabulary Soap Fleas Bad Attitude Syntax Written Language Screwdrivers

Author:Suzette Haden Elgin

“The vagaries of the industry and show business itself would not lead one to conclude a lengthy career - because things change. Popularities come and go. The tragedy of it is that somebody like Robin Williams should suffer from that, and be driven to commit suicide. If ever there was an untimely, unfair death, it was him.”

Ifs Should Shows Suffering Careers Industry Tragedy Suicide Driven Commit Popularity Unfair Show Business Things Change Comes And Goes Robins Lengthy

Author:Chris Stein

“I have a feeling-as compelling as a religious conviction-that if industry will constantly pass on to the worker and the customer all the savings of labor-saving machinery and invention, rather than siphon them off into the pools of watered securities, it will by that process keep distribution and production in balance and go as far toward Utopia as our poor human natures will go or be driven.”

“Invest in low-turnover, passively managed index funds... and stay away from profit-driven investment management organizations... The mutual fund industry is a colossal failure... resulting from its systematic exploitation of individual investors... as funds extract enormous sums from investors in exchange for providing a shocking disservice... Excessive management fees take their toll, and manager profits dominate fiduciary responsibility.”

“When our troubles are many we are often by grace made courageous in serving our God; we feel that we have nothing to live for in this world, and we are driven, by hope of the world to come, to exhibit zeal, self-denial, and industry.”

World Feels Made Self Grace Trouble This World Industry Driven Trials Denial Courageous Serving Zeal Exhibits Self-denial

Book:Feathers for Arrows: Or Illustrations for Preachers and Teachers, from My Note Book

Source: Feathers for Arrows: Or Illustrations for Preachers and Teachers, from My Note Book

“I'm naturally curious, and I've always been driven by my curiosity. Curiosity gets people excited. Curiosity leads to new ideas, new jobs, new industries.”

People Ideas Jobs Industry Curiosity Excited Driven Curious New Ideas New Job

Author:Anne Sweeney

“When I was in New York I heard many people saying that the independent film industry was in big trouble. I was reflecting on this when I came home. Realizing that ever since I started filmmaking, people have being saying that. But somehow it keeps going. Filmmakers keep going. We need stories to make sense of the world and some people like me are driven to tell them. I have faith this will always be possible.”

“Apple has always leveraged technologies that the PC industry has driven to critical mass - the bus structures, the graphics cards, the peripherals, the connection networks, things like that - so they're kind of in the PC ecosystem and kind of not.”

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Author:Bill Gates

“So much is filtered by pop music today, because the music industry is driven by single, single, single, single, the next single, not the nurturing of artists and that kind of thing.”

Kind Today Artist Next Industry Pops Driven Nurturing Pop Music Music Industry

Author:Paul Weller

“There's one other element I just want to be sure to mention here: that is that there are 43 million young people who are locked into predatory student loan debt for whom there is no way out in the foreseeable future given the economy that we have: this predatory Wall Street driven financialized low-wage service industry economy.”

People Way Want Young Given Millions Economy Streets Students Wall Industry Elements Lows Debt Driven Locked Loan Predatory Student Loan Service Industry

Author:Jill Stein

“If we look at Germany's infrastructure policy, it has been driven by its mission-oriented focus on green infrastructure. This affects both innovation and infrastructure, old industries and new. The German steel industry, for example, has adapted to the policy by lowering its material content through a 'repurpose, reuse and recycle' strategy.”

Ifs Looks Has Beens Focus Policy Example Materials Industry Innovation Green Strategy Missions Driven Germany Steel Infrastructure Adapted Reuse Steel Industry

Author:Mariana Mazzucato